ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern's
Mike Hay looked anything but a freshman on Tuesday, as the native of Saltburn, England posted a final-round (-1) 71 to earn a share of fourth at three-over par in his first collegiate event at the Jay Jennison Cup. Hay made the move after beginning the morning tied for 12
th, and in doing so, helped the Sharks secure a tie for seventh as a team.
INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Tournament Finish: T-7th of 14 teams
Tournament Champion: West Florida
Location: The Palencia Club | St. Augustine, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 72/7,073
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- West Florida overcame a five-stroke deficit and eventually ran away with a 12-shot win over second-place Flagler. The Argonauts were paced by individual medalist Carlos Marrero, using a tournament-low round of (-3) 285 on Tuesday to finish at 12-over par overall.
- Rollins captured third with a score of 31-over par, while both Belmont Abbey (+36) and Lander (+39) rounded out the Top-5.
- Nova Southeastern slid down the leaderboard following a final-round score of (+19) 307, tying with Young Harris at 45-over par for the tournament.
- After recording a (+3) 75 in Monday's first round, Hay shot even-par golf over the final 36 holes to wrap up play in a three-way tie with Flagler's Mauro Baez and Tobias Jonsson of Young Harris.
- Sophomore Jonny Cachon's final-round (+5) 77 positioned him in 26th at 13-over par. Meanwhile, freshman Jamie Markwick earned a share of 35th.
- Benjamin Hjort wound up one shot back of Markwick, tied for 38th at 17-over par, with Daniel Celestino finishing tied for 46th.
STATS OF THE DAY:
- Hay's round of 71 was just one shot shy of the round of the afternoon posted by West Florida's Harry Butler.
- The scoring average in Tuesday's final round was the highest of the tournament at 77.59.
- Cachon's Par-3 scoring average of 3.00 ranked tied for third-best of any player in the field.
- Cachon also holed NSU's only eagle of the tournament.
- Celestino tallied a total of 12 birdies throughout the week, tied for fifth-most in the tournament.
- Hay collected a team-high 38 pars over the 54 holes of play.
BEYOND THE SCORECARD:
- Hay was one of six players to be named to the all-tournament team, joining Marrero, Trystan Perkins of Rollins, Lander's Valentin Peugnet, Baez and Jonsson.
- Just three of the field's 73 golfers that completed play finished at even-par or better.
- The Sharks' Top-3 finishers this week were all making their NSU debuts.
- Hay improved his scoring by two strokes in each of the three rounds.
UP NEXT:
Nova Southeastern will return to competition when it hosts the Shark Invitational from Oct. 7-8 at PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. For coverage of the action, visit the
schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Twitter @NSU_MGolf.
